Chemical characterization and evaluation of the hypoglycemic effect of fructooligosaccharides from psacalium decompositum

Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Jimenez Estrada, Manuel ^a   Merino Aguilar, Hector ^a   Lopez Fernandez, Adriana ^a   Rojano Vilchis, Nadia A ^a   Roman Ramos, Ruben ^a   Alarcon Aguilar, Francisco Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

anti diabetic plants; Asteraceae; fructans; hypoglycemic agents; inulin; Psacalium decompositum

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; FRUCTOSE OLIGOSACCHARIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PSACALIUM DECOMPOSITUM; SPECTROMETRY; SPECTROSCOPY;

ALLOXAN; ANIMALS; ASTERACEAE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; MEXICO; MICE; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RHIZOME; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 79952346755     PISSN: 15533840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1553-3840.1413     Document Type: Article

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